Oct
26
2021
WEST POINT — David Halberstam wrote a short yet under-appreciated book among his many bestsellers about a 60-year bond between four Boston Red Sox teammates soon to cross the river. The great Ted Williams’ health was first failing him in 2001 when Bobby Doerr, Dominic DiMaggio and Johnny Pesky planned a road trip to visit …
Oct
25
2021
Please Check Out our Podcast Sponsor – Main Street Pharmacy @Hokiesmash_ASD and I (@TalkinACCSports ) review week 8 and preview week in ACC Football on our new platform podbean! We were happy to have @HunkerDownHokie of the Virginia Tech Hokie podcast 2 Minute Drill joins us. To find old podcasts prior to episode 385, you can follow …
Oct
24
2021
With only three teams eliminated this week, it gives us space to discuss a problematic topic for the ACC: The Pitt Panthers. Pitt is quickly becoming a strong team overall. Advanced metrics like ESPN’s FPI love the Panthers. Pitt is rising in the major polls, and should approach the Top 10 with a few more …
Oct
24
2021
WEST POINT – Wake Forest’s Sam Hartman haunted Army with a Kyler Murray-ish performance. Hartman had to play to that level if the16th-ranked Demon Deacons were to beat the Black Knights. Army controlled the ball for 42:43, but Hartman maximized the Demon Deacons’ limited possession time of 17:17 to outscore Army 70-56 in a shootout …
Oct
23
2021
As we get just past the ACC mid-season, how are those ACC Hot-Seat rankings going? Some coaches are working their way off, and some better work on their resumes. This is what thing looked like before the season began. We go from coldest to hottest. 0 – Ice Cold 1 – Still cool 2 – …
Oct
23
2021
#Fuented – the art of snatching defeat from the hands victory. It happened again today as Virginia Tech lost in the final minute to Syracuse on 45 yard TD with under 20 seconds remaining. How did Virginia Tech twitter react to the loss that may have finished off the Justin Fuente era in Blacksburg? Not …
Oct
22
2021
There are many football axioms, but this one applies to the game’s most important position: “If you have two quarterbacks you have a none.” Unless your team runs the triple-option offense, says Army offensive coordinator Brent Davis. Army has been without starter Christian Anderson the last two games, but Davis hasn’t been burning added midnight …
Oct
21
2021
Wake Forest 6-0 (4-0) : A+ Wake Forest week and week out has been the ACC’s more consistent team. How far can this run go? The backend of the schedule has NC State, Clemson, and a game at Boston College. The Deacs will have to earn that ACC Atlantic Title, but it is possible. Predicted …
Oct
20
2021
Pittsburgh 5-1 (2-0) : A- Kenny Pickett is getting Heisman buzz, and there was a win at Tennessee. If they had not lost to Western Michigan, they could have got an A+. Pittsburgh can win every remaining game on their schedule, I’m just not brave enough to call it. Predicted Finish – 10-2 (7-1) Virginia …
Oct
19
2021
ACC Team of the Week : NC State – for a 33-7 route of Boston College in Chestnut Hill. 14. Duke (3-4) Last Week: 12 Duke didn’t bother to make an appearance at Virginia as they got trounced 48-0. The clock is ticking on David Cutcliffe. 13. Miami (2-4) Last Week: 14 Miami showed a bit …
Oct
19
2021
Army football coach Jeff Monken can thank Wake Forest coach Dave Clausen — his old colleague as 25-year-old assistants in 1992 at the University of Buffalo — for another chance to knock off a ranked Power 5 school. Well, sort of. Preseason projections pegged Wisconsin as Army’s Top 25 upset opportunity in 2021, but the …
Oct
17
2021
Last week, I mentioned how I kept Texas A&M alive until they were clearly eliminated. After all, they had Alabama up next, and that would solve things either way. The same principle applied to Purdue this week. Once again, the Boilermakers stayed alive until they picked up a third loss or until the season passed …
Oct
17
2021
Author : college football/basketball writer @MattZemek, Editor at @TrojansWire . Please Follow him follow on twitter. Justin Fuente had one more chance, one last chance, to save this season and create a badly-needed turnaround at Virginia Tech. If his team could have beaten the Pittsburgh Panthers on Saturday, Fuente would have been in position to win the ACC Coastal Division championship …
Oct
16
2021
NC State has validated their Clemson victory, with back to back victories. That includes a dominating road win against decent a Boston College team. How did NC State twitter react to the pivotal win, that places them along with Wake Forest as the ACC Atlantic co-favorites for the second half of the season? I wanted …
Oct
16
2021
Do you know how you might be pretty darn good? You sleep walk to a 3 Touchdown victory on the road. That’s exactly what Pittsburgh did Saturday in a 28-7 victory in Blacksburg over Virginia Tech. Pittsburgh jumped out to a 21-0 lead at the half, and never looked back. At no point after the …
Oct
15
2021
After escaping with 17-14 win over Syracuse, it’s become abundantly clear there’s no fixing the Clemson offense in 2021. After a BYE week to reset the offense, it was more of the same as we’ve seen all year with barely 300 yards of offense, and an ugly 5 for 15 on third down. Here’s the …